Latine Lived Religions and Religious Identities in the United States
¡Presente!
Miguel A De La Torre editor Edwin David Aponte editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publishing:15th Oct '26
£21.99
This title is due to be published on 15th October, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Surveys the intersectionality of the U.S. Latine religious experiences and different cultural signifiers to show what it means to be a religious and/or spiritual Latine in the U.S.
This book explores the intersectionality of the Latine religious experience to help readers better grasp what it means to be a religious and/or spiritual Latine in the U.S. today. Through the voices of established scholars as well as emerging voices, this book surveys newer worldviews, and demonstrates the variety in how Latine religious, spiritual, and theological thought is articulated, and the construction of the multiplicity of the Latine social locations.
Short, readable and accessible chapters cover topics including:
- demographics and immigration
- intra-religious racism
- the LGBTIQ+ Latine perspective
- the intersection of economics and Latine religious thought
- how Latines are portrayed in films, popular culture, and media
- the religiosity and contributions of Millennials and Generation-Z.
Presente is employed to honor the deceased and to declare that their spirits, ideals, and struggles continue to live on through the community. By declaring “¡Presente!”, Latines, the largest ethnic group in the United States, confront systemic injustices and demand recognition from a dominant society that seeks to make them invisible. By exploring the lived religion of newer generations of Latines who are not necessarily Christian, this book offers an up-to-date and contemporary resource for the study of Latine religion.
Ambitious in scope, this edited volume by Miguel A. De La Torre and Edwin David Aponte brings together a rich and incisive set of essays that disrupt dominant narratives of American religion. By centering lived practices, cultural expression, and intersectional realities, the contributors illuminate the complexity of Latine faith, identity, and resilience. This is a valuable resource for understanding the diversity and dynamism of Latine religious life today. * Gerardo Martí, Davidson College, USA *
With deep attention to the expansiveness of practices, sacred memories, and emerging trends among Latine communities in the United States, the contributors to this volume offer a kaleidoscope of how religious expressions enliven communities often studied but seldom understood. The attunement to the socio-political and cultural complexities of Latines expressions of lived religion in this collection provides a treasure trove for the exploration and celebration of our contributions to the religious landscape in the United States. * Elías Ortega, Meadville Lombard Theological School, USA *
Although US Latines represent nearly 20% of the entire US population and most claim some sort of formal religious identification, the topic of religion and spirituality has been largely overlooked by the field of Latine studies. This foundational, interdisciplinary textbook fills this gap, addressing such wide-ranging topics as Latine Muslim and Jewish identities, healing practices, Chicana feminism, labor organizing, and even environmentalism and sound studies. * Robert Chao Romero, UCLA University of California, Los Angeles, USA *
This volume’s chapters form an interwoven tapestry of Latine spiritual threads, at times drawing contrasts, at times running parallel, and continually upholding each other interdependently. Avoiding facile tropes, the authors present with embodied conviction the fluid, dynamic, and variegated nature of Latine spiritualities, altogether traversing and transgressing innovatively the borders of Latine religious studies. * Jonathan Calvillo, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, USA *
ISBN: 9781350460218
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304 pages